Matrix e^A=limit of (I+A/s)^s

Theorem

The following formula holds for any matrix $A \in \mathbb{C}^{n \times n}$: $$e^A = \displaystyle\lim_{s \rightarrow \infty} \left( I + \dfrac{A}{s} \right)^s.$$

References

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